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Toei Animation have provided the original character previews for the upcoming TV anime special One Piece 3D2Y: Ace no shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama Tono Chika (Overcoming the death of Ace! Luffy, the oath with his party) which will be two hours long ...

Making eye-catching bento lunch boxes is a big deal in Japan. Walk into any bookstore and you're bound to find a least a dozen books teaching you how to make adorable characters out of rice and seaweed.

Animation Studio P. A. Works have revealed their next original anime project, Shirobako, which will be airing this October. The anime's official website has launched and revealed a new visual and the cast and crew of the anime.

Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson launched in Japan earlier this month, and producer Kenichiro Takaki recently talked to Inside Games on his hopes to see his games reach fans outside of Japan sooner than later.

The first promotional video has released for the second season of Selector Infected WIXOSS. The anime will be titled Selector Spread WIXOSS and will be airing in October throughout the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season.

JS dancing moe anime Hanayamata has spiced up its usual dance "action" with some further injections of moe by way of the introduction of gratuitous animal ears, amongst other minor developments. Omake: Loading more comments.

'Madan no Ou to Vanadis' Light Novel Anime Adaptation Gets Cast Reveals Posted by Chris Beveridge August 18, 2014 at 09:25 PM Madan no Ou to Vanadis Announced back in the summer of 2013 when the seventh volume was released, new details have arrive...

Guilty Gear X2: Reload is the first upgraded version of Guilty Gear X2 Video game publisher Kiss, Ltd. announced that it and publisher Funbox will release Guilty Gear X2 for PCs via Steam on September 5.

The Mandarake shoplifting saga that has kept Japanese netizens on the hook since August 4 has finally drawn to a close. A man from Chiba Prefecture turned himself in on August 18, and is currently under arrest on suspicion of theft.

With Hayao Miyazaki being the most recognized face of Studio Ghibli, and producer Toshio Suzuki the most currently active, there's usually not a lot of room left in the spotlight for director Isao Takahata.

Hunting's a tiring job, lad. Why, everyone knows that after a day hunting down Tigrex and other beasties, what ya need to unwind is some meat and a good mug of beer. Someone must have had that line of reasoning in their head, because Capcom ...

If you prefer your Chocobos pleasantly plump, Square Enix now has its Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call Fat Chocobo up for pre-order. The 270mm wide x 430mm tall plush will run you ¥6,800 ($66), and you can look forward to it shipping in Sep...

As announced last week, Momo and the Mekakushidan are now the spokes-characters for Clearasil acne prevention medication. The Kagerou Project characters from vocaloid producer Jin's (aka Shizen no Teki-P) series of songs recently featured in the M...

Sony Japan has announced that its ultra-slim, "charcoal black" PlayStation 3 console will become that little bit cheaper at the end of this month, following the arrival of a new SKU. Currently retailing for 30,837 yen (US$300), the price of the 50...

The official NHK blog has revealed that the second season of the Log Horizon anime will be airing from October 4th. Additionally, some new characters and the anime's Opening theme were revealed. The anime will be premiering on October 4th on NHK E...

Sentai Filmworks Acquires 'The Ambition Of Oda Nobuna' Anime License Posted by Chris Beveridge August 18, 2014 at 03:12 PM Ambition Of Oda Nobuna In a category where I have to admit I checked to see because I thought they licensed it already, Sent...

Saitama, Japan is getting ready to kick off a string of anime events leading up to the Anime and Manga Festival in Saitama (Anitamasai) and ANISAMA WORLD 2014 concert October 11th and 12th. To encourage otaku tourists to start visiting the prefect...

Arc System Works announced plans to release BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma&mdash;AKA BlazyBloo: Clone Phantasma&mdash;in the North American 3DS eShop on August 21. That's just a few days away, so look for it on Thursday when it hits the store priced at...

Music is actually a serious deal in Japanese games, as such director Shigeo Komori of Etrian Odyssey II Untold: The Knight of Fafnir had trouble selecting the right music for the remake of the game. Of course, he had succeeded in determining which...

Power Rangers Super Megaforce returns on Nick U. S. starting this August 30th but France's Canal J will air episodes 11-20 in just one week next month! Episodes 11-20 of the series will air on September 15-19th with two episodes of the series airi...

KICKSTART THIS SHIZZ: HOTLINE MIAMI 1/6 SCALE ARTICULATED JACKET FIGURE Our longtime amigo Erick Scarecrow has teamed up with Dennaton Games and Devolver Digital for what could be his biggest release to date - a figure based on Jacket, the protago...

Sword Art Online II – 07 Filed under First Impressions, Sword Art Online by Takaii | 0 Comments 「Kurenai no Kioku」 (Kurenai no Kioku) "Crimson Memories" After a few weeks of almost nonstop action, it would make sense that we would get an episode t...

The October issue of Akita Shoten's Champion RED magazine is announcing on Tuesday that Go Nagai will launch the Grendizer Giga manga in the following issue on September 19. The first chapter will be 43 pages with a color opening page.